The Komisyon sa Wikang
Filipino (KWF) launched Gawad Jacinto sa Sanaysay, its first-ever essay-writing
contest for the Filipino youth and the indigenous languages that they use.

As part of the 2019 UNESCO
declaration for the International Year for Indigenous Languages and the
country’s annual celebration for the National Language Month this coming
August, Filipino students, from grades 7 to 11, are encouraged to send in their
essays tackling the importance of one’s native language and the knowledge that
could be derived from it.

Entries, with 1,000 word
limit, should be written in Filipino.

Winners will be receiving
the following cash prizes: PHP20,000 (first place), PHP15,000.00 (second
place), and PHP10,000.00 (third place). Winning entries could also be published
by KWF in the future.

The contest is named after
Emilio Jacinto (1875–1899), revolutionary writer and also a member of the
nation’s youthful roster of heroes.
Jacinto was a teenager himself when he joined the Katipunan and wrote
important documents like the Kartilya,
Liwanag at Dilim, and Pahayag.

Deadline of entries is on 28
June. Winners will be recognized on KWF’s Pammadayaw,
a thanksgiving ceremony happening on the 27th ofAugust
at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP).

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